Extension-bedstead.



PATENTED APR. 25, 1905.

R. H. BRADLEY.

EXTENSION BEDSTEAD.

APPLICATION FILED D110. 31, 1904..

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R. H. BRADLEY.

EXTENSION BEDSTEAD.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT H. BRADLEY, OF WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA.

EXTENSlON-BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,392, dated April 25,1905.

Application filed December 31, 190A. Serial No. 239,148.

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT H. BRADLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Winston Salem, in the county of Forsyth and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Extension-Bedsteads; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to extension bedsteads, and has for its object to provide a simple and easily manufactured construction which will permit of making the bedstead wider or narrower, as may be desired to suit different conditions of use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction wherein there will be no unsightly parts and in which, furthermore, the side members, will be held rigidly in their different adjusted positions.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective View showing a bedstead embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken longitudinally through the headboard of the bedstead. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the bedstead when adjusted to its minimum size. Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the removable member of the footboard. the end members of the footboard being'in elevation, as also the latches for holding the parts together. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan View of the footboard with the means for holding the members against separation.

Referring now to the drawings, there is illustrated a bedstead comprising two side members each including a side rail and 11, respectively, a headboard-section, and a footboard-section. The headboard and the footboard of the bedstead are identical in construction, the only difference between them being in the matter of height, so that a description of one will sufiice for both.

The headboard and footboard comprise each two sections 12 and 13, the sections 12 being connected rigidly to the 'posts 21 at the ends of the side rail 10, while the sections 13 are connected rigidly to the posts 21 at the ends of the rail 11. Each of the side rails has the usual slat-rest 16.

Each of the sections 12 is provided'with two longitudinally-projecting tongues 17 and 18, which slidably engage passages 19 and 20 in the corresponding section 13, so that the sections 12 and 13 may be caused to abut, as illustrated in Fig. 3, or may be drawn apart to permit of insertion of a filling-block between them, as hereinafter explained. To hold the sections 12 and 13 abutting, a latchhook 23 is pivoted to each of the sections 12 for engagement with a staple 24:, engaged in the corresponding section 13. As an additional means for holding the sections in position a hasp 25 is pivotally connected, by means of astaple 25, with each section 13 and is adapted to receive in its slot 26 a staple 27 engaged in the corresponding section 12, the hasp being at the bottom edge of the board. A pin 27 engaged in the staple 27, serves to hold the hasp in place.

When the width of the bedstead is to be increased, the retaining means are disengaged and the side members are drawn apart, so that the tongues 17 and 18 are withdrawn from the passages. A filling-block 30 is provided and has transverse passages 31 and 32 therethrough, adapted to snugly and slidably receive the tongues 17 and 18, the thickness of the filling-block being somewhat greater than that of the sections 12 and 13 and the ends of the filling-block being vertically grooved to receive the ends of the sections 12 and 13. The upper end. or top of the filling-block is finished to correspond to the finish of the sections 12 and 13. When the filling-block is in place,a book 33, pivoted thereto, is engaged with the staple 24:, while the hook 23 is engaged with a pin 34:, that lies across the recess 25' in the filling-block, which is in position to receive the hook 33. The hasp 25 has asecond slot 35 near to its free end, and when the filling-block is in place the slot 35 receives the staple of the member 12. Upon the slatsupports are disposed slats which comprise two sections 36 and 37, slidably connected so that they may be adjusted to correspond to the diflerent adjustments of the remainder of the bedstead.

It will be understood that in practice modifications of the specific construction shown may be made and any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A bedstead comprising side members each including a side rail, a headboard-section and a footboard-section, the board-sections of one member having tongues projecting therefrom and the board-sections of the other member having passages in which the corresponding tongues are slidably and removably engaged, and filling-blocks and passages corresponding to those of the boards and through which the corresponding tongues are slidably and removably engaged.

2. A bedstead comprising side members each including a side rail, aheadboard-section and a footboard-section, the board-sections of one member having tongues projecting therefrom and the board-sections of the other member having passages in which the corresponding tongues are slidably and removably engaged, filling-blocks and passages corresponding to those of the boards and through which the corresponding tongues are slidably and removably engaged, and means for holding the members against separation.

3. A bedstead comprising side members each including a side rail and head and foot board sections, the board-sections of one member having longitudinally-projecting tongues and the board-sections of the other member having passages in which the corresponding tongues are slidably and removably received, filling-blocks having passages in which the corresponding tongues are slidabl y and removably received, the vertical edges of thefillingblocks being grooved and having the corresponding board-sections removably engaged therein and means for holding the members against separation.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT H. BRADLEY.

Witnesses:

A. C. MILLER, L, G. VAUGHN. 

